Improvement in dummies



E. H. BAKER.

Dummy.

l No. 208,881.

Patented Oct. 15, 1878.

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l W/TNESSES HER, WASH UNITED STATES PATENT lllICE.y

IIALSEY H. BAKER, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN DUMMIES.v

Spocilication forming part of Letters Pat-cnt No. 208,881, dated October15, 1878 application filed February 18, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HALsEY H. BAKER, of Plainfield, in Union county, andState of N ew Jersey, have invented an Improved Dummy for cutting,itting, and trimming dresses on, of which the following is aspeciiication:

The object of this invention is to provide a dummy corresponding in sizeand form with the individual using it, or whatever other form it may bedesired to represent, on which a lady may fit her own dresses withoutthe aid of another, ora dress-maker may adjust it to correspond with theform of any other person, and cut and lit a dress on it so accurately asto insure a perfect tit on completion without the usual trials andfittings almost always required.

The invention will be more fully described by reference to theaccompanying drawing, in Which- Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofa frame, having its parts adjusted by measurement and permanently fixed,on which the dummy is to be formed for individual use. Fig. 2 is asimilar frame, but made adjustable in height and expansive orcontractive in circu1nierence,for dressmakers7 use, adaptable to anysize and form. Fig. 3 represents the dummy draped and stuffed to thedesired form. Fig. 4 is a top view of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a top view of Fig.2. Figs. 6 and 7 are detached views of the adjustable waist a-nd hipforms. Figs. S, 9, and 10 represent templets, by which the size and formof the shoulder, hip, and waist are determined, as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

The same letters indicate like parts on all the figures Where theyoccur.

In constructing this dummy, I first cut a circular piece of board, A,large enough to form a base, usually about eighteen inches in diameter.Then from a templet, Fig. 10, I form the waist-shape B, directly throughthe center of which is cut a mortise, through which the standard orcolumn C passes. I next, in

like manner, form the hip-shape D from a templet, Fig. 9, and taking thedistance of the mortise from the front of the Waist-form B, and addingthe amount of depression of the Waist from a perpendicular line, asascertained by measurement No. 7 hereinafter, the exact position for themortise inthe hip-board D is ascertained. -The upper edge of this boardalso requires to be beveled to fit the ilare of the corset. The mortisesinthe base A and knee-piece E are both the same dist-ance from the frontas that in the hip-board D. The standard or column C is then firmlysecured in the base, and the knee, hip, and waist forms are placed inposition on the former by actual measurement of the person for Whom thedummy is intended, and there secured. (See measurements 14, ,15, 16.)The shoulder-bar G, collar-form H, and neck-piece I are also placed inposition according to measurements l and 2, and there secured on thestandard C.

The next thin gis to place the corsetin position by measurements fromthe iioor to the second hook in front, and to a pencil or other mark ontheir back, (see measurements Nos. 11 and 13,) and there secure it bytacking to the hip and waist forms. This is then partly stuffed, and aclose-tting waist without sleeves is put over it, its proper position`being found by a mark over second hook in the corset, and a pencil orother mark corresponding with that on the back of the latter, in whichposition it is secured. It is then to be stuffed with any suitablematerial to about the iirmness of human iesh. The collar is then securedaround the neck-piece I.

To prevent the shoulders from drooping, and to give them their propershape and height, I fit boards L from a templet or pattern, Fig. 8, andfirmly secure them to each end of the shoulder-bar G, their height beingdetermined by measurement No. 3. The shoulders may thereby be stuffed tothe exact shape of the person. From the hips to the oor an overskirt, N,may be used; or it may be draped with cloth of any description, whichshould be tacked around the hip and iloor boards, as represented in Fig.3.

The above description illustrates the construction of a dummy forindividual use, while that represented in Fig. 2, being made adjustablein height or circumference in all its parts, as may be required, isbetter adapted for dressmakers use, who require to adapt it to varionsforms and sizes. In this figure the lower portlon of the column isrepresented as hollow, and 1s provided with a set-screw, P, for clamping the upper portion, Q, which fits into the lower portion, by whichmeans the height of the collar-bone is adj usted. The shoulder-bar,waist, hip, and knee pieces are also adjustable on the column byset-screws e, and the waist and hip forms are adjustable expansively andcontractively by the set-screws h, so that the form may be varied toadapt it for persons of di'erent sizes.

To enable others to make or procure such a form to correspond with thatof any individual, the following,` measurements will be required: iirst,distance from floor to co1lar bone in front; second, ditto to half-inchabove dress-collar in back; third, ditto to tip of shoulders; fourth,ditto from tip to tip of shoulders across the back; fifth, ditto aroundthe bust just under the arms; sixth, ditto around the neck; seventh,depression of waist from a perpendicular line touching person in front;eighth, cut a templet of half-shape ot Waist over a tight-fittingcorset, (see Fig. 10;) ninth, ditto of half-shape of hips, (see Fig. 9;)tenth, ditto of top of shoulder, (see Fig. S

eleventh, distance from door to second hook,

in corset; twelfth, make a pencil-mark on back of corset; thirteenth,distance from oor to said mark fourteenth, ditto from iioor'to knee;fifteenth, ditto from floor to hip where telnplet, Fig. 9, was taken;sixteenth, ditto from floor to waist where templet, Fig. 10, was taken;seventeenth, put on waist, and, when nicely and closely tted, sew in athread-mark directly over the second hook in corset in front, and overpencil-mark in back of corset.

vVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A dummy composed of the base A, kneeboa-rd E, hip-form D, waist-formB, shoulderbar G, collar-form H, neck-piece I, and column or standard C,substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with the skeleton-frame consisting of the part-s A, B,C, D, E, G, H, and I, as shown and described, a corset or waist, orboth, stuffed to ,the contour of the person, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

'3. A skeleton-dummy having its waist and hip forms made adjustableexpansively or contractively, and the collar, shoulder, waist, hip, andknee-forms adjustable vertically, as and for the purpose specified.

l-l. H. BAKER.

lVitnesses FRANK S. WELLs, NV. E. STELLs.

